China's Development and Reform Commission says it wants to accelerate the development of AI

China's Development and Reform Commission says it wants to accelerate the development of the digital economy with an emphasis on the development of general artificial intelligence.

Zheng Jiejie, director of China's National Development and Reform Commission, issued an article saying that it is necessary to deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy, rely on scientific and technological innovation to enhance industrial development, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system supported by the real economy, and continuously shape new momentum and new advantages for development. Accelerate the promotion of scientific and technological innovation. Comprehensively improve the level of intellectual property creation, application, protection and services. Accelerate the construction of regional innovation system, strengthen the main position of enterprise science and technology innovation, improve the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, deepen international cooperation in science and technology, and further enhance the capacity of independent innovation. Accelerate the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. Cultivate and expand new industries, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, accelerate the development of high-end manufacturing, intelligent, green, promote modern service industries with advanced manufacturing, modern agriculture, deep integration, and promote strong agricultural leaders, complement the chain, the industry, the brand. Accelerate the development of the digital economy. Grasp the direction of digitalization, networking and intelligence, vigorously promote digital industrialization and industrial digitization, pay attention to the development of general artificial intelligence, and support platform enterprises in leading development, creating employment and international competition.

　　Zheng Jiejie said that the green transformation of the development mode should be accelerated. Support the development of green low-carbon industries. Actively and steadily promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, implement carbon peaking in 10 key areas such as iron and steel, petrochemicals, building materials, transportation, urban and rural construction in a planned and step-by-step manner, and collaboratively promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth.